US3874481A - Automatic adjuster for a shoe-drum brake - Google Patents

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US3874481A
US3874481A US404375A US40437573A US3874481A US 3874481 A US3874481 A US 3874481A US 404375 A US404375 A US 404375A US 40437573 A US40437573 A US 40437573A US 3874481 A US3874481 A US 3874481A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D51/00—Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like
    • F16D51/16—Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like shaped as brake-shoes pivoted on a fixed or nearly-fixed axis
    • F16D51/18—Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like shaped as brake-shoes pivoted on a fixed or nearly-fixed axis with two brake-shoes
    • F16D51/20—Brakes with outwardly-movable braking members co-operating with the inner surface of a drum or the like shaped as brake-shoes pivoted on a fixed or nearly-fixed axis with two brake-shoes extending in opposite directions from their pivots
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D65/00—Parts or details
    • F16D65/38—Slack adjusters
    • F16D65/40—Slack adjusters mechanical
    • F16D65/52—Slack adjusters mechanical self-acting in one direction for adjusting excessive play

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  • ABSTRACT in an automatic adjuster for a shoe-drum brake in which a two-part strut of adjustable length extends between the shoes adjacent to their actuated ends one part of the strut is formed by a bell-crank lever pivoted on a pin having limited movement relative to the other part which carries a non-rotatable peripherally toothed stud, and one arm of the lever is engaged in a clearance opening in a web of a shoe while the other arm has an arcuate toothed edge resiliently urged into engagement with the stud.
  • FIG 3 AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER FOR A SHOE DRUM BRAKE This invention relates to improvements in internal shoe-drum brakes incorporating automatic adjusters for the shoes to compensate for wear of the shoe linings.
  • an automatic adjuster for a shoe-drum brake comprising a twopart strut extending between the shoes adjacent to their actuated ends, one part of the strut being formed by a bell-crank lever which is pivotally mounted on the other part, one arm of the lever co-operating with the web of one of the shoes and the second arm co-operating with a toothed element rigid with the said other part of the strut.
  • the toothed element of the adjuster comprises a toothed stud or spigot non-rotatably mounted in said other part of the strut.
  • teeth are formed all round the stud or spigot by rolling or knurling.
  • the bell-crank lever is resiliently urged towards the stud or spigot by a plate spring acting hetwcen the pivot of the bell-crank lever and the stud or spigot.
  • FIG. I is an end view of the brake
  • FIG. 2 is an end view of the adjuster and the adjacent parts of the brake on a larger scale.
  • FIG. 3 is a section veiw of a portion of FIG. 2,
  • FIG. 4 is a section.
  • FIG. 5 is a side elevation of the toothed stud part of the mechanism.
  • the brake illustrated incorporates opposed arcuate shoes I. 2 mounted on a stationary back-plate 3 and carrying friction linings 4 for engagement with a rotatable drum (not shown].
  • the upper ends of the shoes are adapted to be separated to apply the brake by an hydraulic actuator 5 mounted on the back-plate. the other ends of the shoes engaging a stationary abutment 6 on the back-plate.
  • a plate strut 7 extends across between the shoes adjacent to the actuator 5. a substantial part of one edge of the strut being in sliding contact with the back-plate 3 as shown more particularly in FIG. 3. The end portions of the other longitudinal edge lie between the webs of the shoes and the back-plate.
  • a bcll-crank lever 8 for manual actuation of the shoes is pivotally mounted on a pin 9 fixed in the strut at one end, one arm 9 of the lever engaging in an opening I in the web of shoe 2. and the other arm I] being adapted to be connected by a cable or other transmission member to a hand lever (not shown).
  • a tension spring I2 is connected between the strut and the web of the shoe 2 to keep the hand-brake lever assembly and strut in contact with that shoe.
  • a knurled or peripherally toothed stud I3 is fixed in the strut towards its other end. the stud projecting from the inner side of the strut.
  • the end of the strut adjacent to shoe I is provided with an opening 14 through which passes a pivot pin I Ill for a bell-crank lever 16. the pin being fixed in the lever.
  • the opening 14 is of greater diameter than the pin l5 so that the pin and the lever have a certain amount of free movement relative to the strut.
  • the pin is headed at both ends to retain the lever in contact with the strut.
  • the first arm 17 of the lever is directed towards the stud l3, and its free edge, which is formed with teeth 18 co-operating with the teeth on the stud, is an arc of a circle with the pin I5 as its centrc.
  • the second arm I) of the lever projects through an opening 2
  • the side of the arm I9 adjacent the rim of the shoe is provided with a cam surface 22 for engagement with the outer edge of the opening 21.
  • a small clearance shown in FIG. 3 between the arm 19 and the inner edge of the opening 2! corresponding to the desired clearance to be maintained between the shoes and the brake drum.
  • the bell-crank le ⁇ er I6 is biassed towards the stud [3 by a plate spring 23 formed with a central loop 24, the extremities of the spring being formed with keyhole slots engaging over necked projecting ends of the stud l3 and pivot pin 15.
  • the shoe ends are separated by the actuator 5.
  • the clearance between the arm 19 of the bellcrank lever and the opening 21 in the shoe web is first taken up. If, owing to wear of the shoe linings, the movement of the shoe exceeds that clearance the bellcrank lever moves outwardly with the shoe and the clearance between the pin 15 and the opening M in the strut is taken up and the toothed arm of the lever is disengaged from the stud.
  • the bell-crank lever is then moved angularly by the shoe about the pin I5 through an angle corresponding to the movement of the shoe in excess of that required for taking up the clearances.
  • FIG. 5 shows the stud I3 in more detail, the main knurled portion having a necked portion 25 extending axially from one side for co'operation with the plate spring 23 and a splined or serrated portion 26 extending axially from the other side.
  • the serrated portion 26 is pressed into a hole in the strut 7 so that the stud cannot rotate and the end projecting beyond the strut is rivetted or pressed over to retain the stud in the strut.
  • the toothed stud replaces the arcuate toothed element of the earlier constructions which required accurate shaping.
  • the teeth on the stud can be simply and inexpensively formed by knurling and it is relatively easy to locate accurately in the strut the pivot positions of the lever 16 and the fixing hole for the stud 13.
  • the teeth on the stud 13 could extend only partly around the stud but in that case the stud would have to be angularly positioned during assembly to ensure meshing with the lever 15.
  • the strut 7 can be made from a single plate of thin sheet material in which a strengthening rib 27 is pressed.
  • An automatic adjuster for a shoe-drum brake in ⁇ vhieh areuate shoes mounted in a stationary back-plate are adapted to be separated at one end to bring them into engagement with a rotatable drum. and as the shoe linings wear the effective length ol a two-part strut extending between the shoes adjacent to their actuated ends is automatically increased to compensate for wear.
  • one part of said strut comprises a bell crank lever mounted to pivot on a pin passing through a clearance opening in the other part of the strut a first arm of said lever being received in a slot of limited length in said shoe web and a portion of said arm being formed as a cam which, in the off position ot'the brake, engages with the radially outer end of said slot to define the oft position of the shoe, and a second arm of said lever terminating in an arcuate toothed edge, a peripherally toothed stud is non-rotatably mounted on said other part of the strut, and resilient means are provided for urging said areuate edge of the second arm of the lever into engagement with said stud 2.

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US3998297A (en) * 1975-04-10 1976-12-21 Tokico Ltd. Brake shoe clearance automatic adjusting device
US4015693A (en) * 1974-01-17 1977-04-05 Tokico Ltd. Lining wear adjuster
US4782923A (en) * 1986-02-12 1988-11-08 Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. Automatic gap regulator for drum brake
US4844212A (en) * 1988-05-12 1989-07-04 Allied-Signal Inc. Mechanically actuated brake with automatic adjustment
US5058713A (en) * 1989-07-31 1991-10-22 Kelsey-Hayes Company Hydraulic drum brake assembly
US5400882A (en) * 1991-07-09 1995-03-28 Alfred Teves Gmbh Duo-servo drum brake
US6390248B1 (en) * 1999-02-23 2002-05-21 Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. Dual mode drum brake device

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JPS5653158Y2 (ja) * 1975-02-20 1981-12-11
JPS57120743A (en) * 1980-12-06 1982-07-27 Lucas Industries Ltd Automatic adjusting device for shoe drum brake
US4492289A (en) * 1980-12-30 1985-01-08 Lucas Industries Limited Internal shoe drum brake
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US2465063A (en) * 1947-04-25 1949-03-22 Flournoy E Cleveland Self-adjusting brake
US2570398A (en) * 1948-03-15 1951-10-09 Thermo Brakes Corp Automatic adjusting mechanism for brakes
US3400787A (en) * 1965-12-15 1968-09-10 Gen Motors Corp Duo-servo parking brake combined with non-servo service brake

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US4015693A (en) * 1974-01-17 1977-04-05 Tokico Ltd. Lining wear adjuster
US3998297A (en) * 1975-04-10 1976-12-21 Tokico Ltd. Brake shoe clearance automatic adjusting device
US4782923A (en) * 1986-02-12 1988-11-08 Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. Automatic gap regulator for drum brake
US4844212A (en) * 1988-05-12 1989-07-04 Allied-Signal Inc. Mechanically actuated brake with automatic adjustment
US5058713A (en) * 1989-07-31 1991-10-22 Kelsey-Hayes Company Hydraulic drum brake assembly
US5400882A (en) * 1991-07-09 1995-03-28 Alfred Teves Gmbh Duo-servo drum brake
US6390248B1 (en) * 1999-02-23 2002-05-21 Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. Dual mode drum brake device

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